Serena Maria Daniels

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Find the best spots daily to eat and drink in hipster neighborhoods. Hit the roof, drink a beer and eat delicious at top-tier restaurants. Plan your nightlife adventure with maps and reviews of unknown micro-brews, rooftop parties, and independent drink.

Best Restaurants & Bars - Places to Eat & Drink - Thrillist

The taco is deceptively simple by reputation; tortilla, filling, and perhaps some garnishes or salsa on top.

25 Essential Taco Types, Explained

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It’s pushing 3 a.m. on Sunday, and the Qazweeni family still hasn’t been seated.

How IHOP Became a Ramadan Favorite

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One of the most enduring and telling scenes of the new series Gentefied, which premiered Feb. 21 on Netflix, comes in episode three, which opens with the iconic Mexican bolero “Sabor a Mi."

Netflix's 'Gentefied' Is the Revolution Taco Tuesday Needs

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In 2017, Pixar dropped arguably the single most important animated film in Latinx-American pop culture with the release of Coco.

After Halloween, the Dead Rise for This Treat

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Long before we started decorating with skeletons and ghosts for Halloween, some 2,500 years ago, the indigenous people of Mesoamerica celebrated their dead with a month-long festival.

The Way to Your Dead Loved Ones' Hearts Is Through the Belly

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The botana is as essential to Detroit’s food identity as the coney dog, square pizza, or Better Made chips.

The OG of Detroit Mexican Is a Cheesy Mess and You'd Better Respect It

Summer of the Sandwich

Summer of the Sandwich: A Celebration of All Things Sandwich

Walk into Papa’s Cache Sabroso in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood and the aroma of the stacks of rotating pollo chon (chicken prepared like lechón, Puerto Rico’s famous roast pork) smacks you in the face.

How a Fried Plantain Sandwich Became a Modern American Classic

Detroit

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Travel

Explore adventure guides and design a custom itinerary for the destination of your choice in and around the city.

Best Travel Guides, Cool Hotels and Interesting Events - Thrillist

Now that we’ve suffered through a particularly brutal winter, let's all remember why we love to live in Detroit: the gorgeous summers.

Actually Fun Date Ideas in Detroit

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Mexican food has a long history in the United States.

13 Mexican Dishes You Should Be Ordering but Aren't 

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Lifestyle

Fall is coming, bringing with it all the things we love (or hate) about autumn: pumpkin spice, sweater weather, decorative gourd season.

Where to Go Apple Picking in Michigan This Fall

World Cup 2018

Where to Watch the World Cup With Soccer Fans in Your City

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We Detroiters love our sports, with major league teams for every season and plenty of Big Ten college teams to follow across Michigan.

Where to Watch the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Detroit

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Events

Yes, it’s finally hot enough in the D that the last thing you want is to be cooped up indoors, whether it's on a roof with a cocktail or traipsing around the great state of Michigan.